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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?]
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:39:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
References: <[email protected]>
I'm a user of Matlab, and find it effective for my work. I've looked
at R and it's capabilities look very similar, although the style is
rather different.
I would second Dennis in noting the advantages of using open-source
software, that is a real advantage of R. There is an open source
variant of Matlab called Octave, but I don't have a lot of experience
with it.
One other factor to consider is the availability of user communities, or
classes on, either local or online, to help you learn to use the
software. It always helps to have people to talk to.
Have fun.
-Dave
H. David Sheets, PhD
Dept of Physics, Canisius College
2001 Main St
Buffalo NY 14208
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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:07:00 -0400
From: morphmet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Fwd: Re: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?]
To: morphmet <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:06:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dennis E. Slice <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
References: <[email protected]>
My preference is for quality, cross-platform, open-source software. R
fills that bill nicely and does everything I need to do that is not
already available in morphometrics software. Also, I use it to check my
own computations. A lot of knowledgeable people like Matlab, too. -dslice
morphmet wrote:
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Subject: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:55:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dany Adams <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
I have been chosen to become the morphometrics "expert" in my lab. I am
already the statistics person (by no means an expert, though). I was
looking into learning R as a way to do both more effectively. It seems
to be the future of statistics, plus I have an expert in my family.
However, the other PI in my lab is interested in having me learn MatLab,
since [1] we already use it for other things, [2] it is site licensed at
my University, [3] the company, and therefore technical help, is nearby,
[4] and he feels it is intuitive in a way that will help me teach others.
Is there a morphometrics reason to choose one over the other ? I am
assuming that whatever peripherals I will need to buy are the same, so
the question is about quality, ease of use, learning curve, and anything
else that would be of use to know.
Thank you all very much.
Dany Adams
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Dennis E. Slice
Associate Professor
Dept. of Scientific Computing
Florida State University
Dirac Science Library
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4120
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Guest Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Vienna
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